Gerrit: repo: https://gerrit.onap.org/r/admin/repos/ccsdk/oran
Meetings: https://wiki.o-ran-sc.org/display/RICNR/Meetings & ONAP/O-RAN-SC/SMO Meetings
Docs: https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/latest/index.html
Email List: ONAP "discuss" mailing list: onap-discuss@lists.onap.org
Related work in OSC: https://wiki.o-ran-sc.org/display/RICNR
JIRA (Epics):
Requirements (Older):
The following table shows the progression of the O-RAN A1 Policy functions by release.
| RELEASE | WIKI PAGE |
|---|---|
| R6 Frankfurt | A1 Adapter in ONAP |
| R7 Guilin | ONAP/3GPP & ORAN Alignment: A1 Adapter extensions |
| R8 Honolulu | R8 A1 Adapter and Policy Management Extension |
| R9 Istanbul | R9 A1 Policy Function Extensions |
| R10 Jakarta | R10 Proposals: A1 Policy Function Extensions |
The following table shows the developer guides and documentation sites for the O-RAN A1 Policy functions.
| RELEASE | WIKI PAGE | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| R7 Guilin (Q4 2020) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP Guilin | |
| R8 Honolulu (Q2 2021) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP Honolulu | |
| R9 Istanbul (Q4 2021) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP Istanbul | https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/istanbul/ |
| R10 Jakarta (Q2 2022) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP Jakarta | https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/jakarta/ |
| R10 Kohn (Q4 2022) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP Kohn | https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/kohn |
| R11 London (Q2 2023) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP London | https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/london/ |
| R12 Montreal (Q4 2023) | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP Montreal | https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/montreal/ |
| R13 New Delhi | O-RAN A1 Policies in ONAP New Delhi | https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-oran/en/latest/ |
The O-RAN Alliance defines a new management interface "A1" for Radio Access Network (RAN) Management. This interface interconnects a new logical "Non-RealTime RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT-RIC)" function in the Service Management & Orchestration (SMO) layer with a new logical "Near-RealTime RAN Intelligent Controller (near-RT-RIC)" function in the RAN. This new A1 interface allows the Non-RT-RIC to provide Policy Guidance to the RAN (near-RT-RIC) to steer its operation. These policies are defined by the O-RAN Alliance as "A1 Policies". The specifications for the A1 Interface, including A1 Policy support, can be found on the O-RAN Alliance Specifications portal
New functions to support A1 Policies have been added to ONAP. The A1 Policy functions are Orchestration and Automation functions for non-real-time intelligent management of RAN functions. The primary goal of the A1 Policy functions is to support non-real-time radio resource management, higher layer procedure optimization, policy optimization in RAN, and providing guidance, parameters, policies and AI/ML models to support the operation of Near-RealTime RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller) functions in the RAN to achieve higher-level non-real-time objectives.
A1 Policy functions form part of a Non-Realtime RIC as defined by O-RAN Alliance. Non-Realtime RIC functions include service and policy management, RAN analytics, and model-training for the Near-RealTime RICs. The ONAP A1 Policy work provides concepts, specifications, architecture and reference implementations for A1 Policy support as defined and described in the O-RAN architecture.
As shown in the Component Architecture diagram below, the A1 Policy functions exist within the ONAP eco-system, leveraging existing infrastructure to support non-real-time control of the RAN (Radio Access Network).
The figure above shows a functional view of the A1 Policy functions in ONAP.